Means for operating and locking valves.



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1,226,938; Patented May 22, 1917.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM BAKER/OF BARBERTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOB. E ONE-HALF T0 EDWARD A.

I BAKER, MANSFIELQ OHIO.

MEANS FOR OPERATING AND LOCKING VALVES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 22, 1917.

Application filed February 26, 1917. Serial No. 150,886.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM BAKER, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Barberton, in the county of Summit and State of Ohio, have invented cer-' tain new and useful Improvements in Means 1 for Operating and Looking Valves, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to means for operating and locking valves.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide operating means for opening and closing a valve connected to the fuel feed pipe of motor cars equipped with interi5 nal combustion engines and to construct and arrange said operating'means in such a manner. as to permit it to be locked in a predetermined position.

A further object is to provide means of operating a valve connected to the fuel feedpipe of the engine of a motor car which is located in close proximity to the front seat to permit the operation of the valve with expedition and facility by hand or foot.

The drawings show the preferable specific means employed to accomplish the objects of the invention as applied to a conventional type of motor cars. The invention comprises means to operate the valve for the purpose of shutting off the supply of explosive mixture or fuel normally conducted to the engine, which is desirable in the event of accident, the defective operation, breaking or loss of any part of the mechanism of the motor car and it also provides means of locking the'valve in closed position to cut off the supply of fuel, thereby preventing the operation of the motor until the valve operating means is released.

These and other objects are attained by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a side view of a conventional type of motor car showing the invention applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the valve showing the operating mechanism and a fragment of the floor of a motor car. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the invention showing it connected to a conventional type of valve which is connected to the fuel feed pipe of a motor car.

. In the drawings, reference numeral 1 represents a conventional type of motor car, 2 a fragment of the floor and 3t he dash-board.

stem 12.

A fuel tank 4 is secured to the motor car and it is connected to a conventionaltype of v carbureter 5 by feed pipes 6 and 7 which are connected together by a union or coupling 8. A valve casing 9 is connected to the feed pipe 7 and nipple 10 which in turn 1s connected to the union 8, thereby making a complete conduit between the carbureter and fuel tank.

The upper portion 11 of the valve is pro vided with a threaded aperture and it is threadably connected to one end of a valve The valve stem is prevented from turning in the threaded aperture by a pin 13 that passes through the boss 14 of the valve'and the end of the stem 12. The floor 2 is providedwith an aperture 15 to receive a sleeve 16 having a head'17. The free end of the valve stem projects into the sleeve and it is adapted to be rotated therein.

A lever handle 18 is' provided with a threaded boss 19 to engage the threaded free end of the valve stem and itrestsfor rotation upon the top of the collar 17 of the sleeve. The lever handle 18 is prevented from turning by a pin 20 which passes through the boss and the free end of the valve stem 12. A stop plate 21 is fastened by screws 22 to the floor and arranged in the path of the movement of the lever handle 18 to contact therewith when the valve is in closed position.

The operation of the device is as follows:

WVhen the driver of the car desires to shut off the fuel supply to the motor, preparatory to stopping the motor for any purpose, he moves the lever 18 to the position shown in dotted lines on Fig. 2 which alines the aperture 23 formed in the lever handle 18 with the aperture 24: formed in the stop plate 21. The locking member 25 of a padlock 26 is then inserted in both" apertures thereby look ing the lever handle 18 to the stop plate and preventing the valve stem from being operated to open the valve to allow the fuel to pass through the feed pipes to the motor.

Attention is called to the fact that when the operating means of the valve is locked, asdescribed, the driver can safely leave his car without danger of its being tampered with or started as no fuel can be supplied 7 to the motor to start same until the padlock is released and removed.

. When the motor car is being operated for the purpose intended, the operating lever 18 is moved to contact with'a stop pin 27 (see full line in Fig. 2).

If for any reason the mechanism of the motor car does not operate properly, or a part thereof is lost or broken, the lever may be moved by the hand or foot of the driver from the position shown in full lines on Fig. 2 to the position shown in dotted lines which movement cuts 01f the supply of fuel or gas and stops the motor. It will be apparent that this means of stopping the motor is auxiliaryto the regular means and provides a meansv of positively stopping the" motor in case of accident, faulty operation, disarrangement or breakage of the steering mechanism or any car.

, Attention is furthercalled to the fact that the operating means-of the valve is placed in .close proximity to the feet of the. driver so the car to prevent unlawful use of the car, and it also provides a means of cutting off the power of the motor during the operation of the, motor or travel of the motor car on the road, at any time desired, 71. 6,, in the event of accident or disarrangement, defective operation or. breakage of the mechanism or anyof its parts.

What I claim is 1. In a locking and operating means for 7 valves, a valve connected to the fuel feed pipe of a motor car equipped with an internal combustion engine, fuel feed pipes connected other part of thevlnotorto the valve,

floor of the motor car, a valve stem connected at one. end to said valve and having its opposite free end engaging said sleeve and projecting above the floor of the car, a lever handle secured to the free end of the valve stem; said stem being operable by the foot or hand of the driver, means to regulate the movement of the lever handle and stop same when the valve is operated to full open or closed position and means to locksaid "alve in closed position. v

2, A locking and operating means for valves connected to the fuel feed pipe of a motor car, a valve, a valve stem connected to said valve, a sleeve secured to the floor of the car to receive the free endof the valve Stem, a lever handle secured to the free end of saidvva-lve stem rotatable above the floor of the carfo-r operating the valve by footor hand of the driver to prevent or permit the passage of fuel through the feed pipe to the .motor, and means to lock the valve in closed position. v

3. In a lockingand operating means for valves, a valve connected to the fuel feed pipe of a motor car, equipped with an in-,

ternal combustion engine, fuel feed pipes connected to the valve, a carbureter and a fuel supply tank, a sleeve fitted to an aperture in the floor of the motor car, a valve stem connected at one end to said valve and having its opposite free end engaging said sleeve and plOJGCtlIlg above the floor of the -car, a lever'handle secured to the free end of said valve stem,.sa1d lever bemg operable by the foot or hand I to regulate the movement of the lever handle and stop same when the valve is operated to vfull open or closed position.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

WILLIAM BAKER.

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